Will start with remarks from Iowa Republican chuck grassley. Covid19, as we all know, has stolen americans quarters of congress and manufacturing in addition to threatening lives and the loss of lives. The unprecedented effort to stop the spread, has shut down life as we know it, closing schools, movie theaters, gyms, lawns, and restaurants. In the historical approach to it, i always say that we have pandemics before but never have we shut down the government shut down commerce the way we have. Our lives have distracted our food supply chain, and pull the rug out from underneath our economy and get across my home state, iowa Businesses Industries stepped up to the plate. Local distilleries, others teamed up to produce and sanitizers for hospitals, nursing homes, and local law enforcement. Others retooled their factories and redirected their workforce. To so mask, produce facials, and other supplies to replenish personal protective equipment for our frontline workers. Across iowa, businesses shown their nothing halfway, about the iowa weight. [silence]. [silence]. Our healthcare sector continues to battle the coronavirus and every level read doctors, nurses, hospital workers, researchers, and Public Health leaders are working constantly to protect america readhi and fight this invader. Unfortunately, the last two months stopping much of our national life, was never going to permanently extinguish the virus. That task will be ongoing. The stated purpose of this effort was to prevent a rapid spike that could have completely overwhelmed the medical capacities of many areas. In the patriotic sacrifices of the america people, have worked. We have runner healthcare syst system, breathing room that we needed. As we cautiously moved forward, major professions will remain in place. Some routines will not go back to normal. After a long time. But as a nation we need to reboot and find n a more sustainable ground between total lockdown and total normalcy rated me say that again. We need to find a middle ground between total lockdown and total normalcy. While we keep that battling the virus throughtl testing tracing isolation hopefully soon, a, vaccine, we need to smartly and safely begin to reopen our country. If americans want to go back to work, and back to school, in the fall, we will need to reopen the country. No doubt there will be many discussions here in congress about more ways that we can help make that happen already we are hearing toet houston paths cobbling together another big laundry this ofis priorities pretty even the media, is describing it as aas partisan wh list with no chance, of becoming law. That mountain president , is exactly the wrong approach. It is the wrong approach when our senior democrats call this a tremendous opportunity to restructure things to fix our vision. It is the wrong approach when former Vice President biden calls this tragedy, an Incredible Opportunity to fundamentally transform the country. The American People dont need a transformation. They just need to have that optimistic moment, that they have built for themselves. The American People dont need parliament transformation, the justine halfback to historically prosperous and optimistic moment they have built for themselves until about 12 weeks ago. The American Workers donate a makeover of our country. They need us to get rid of obstacles it. One such obstacles becoming obvious. The second epidemic of frivolous lawsuits could follow the actual pandemic and crush our recovery. Before the game begins. Partalready more than two thirdf indefinite Business Owners are specifically worried about illegal liability minefield, getting in the way of reopening. Already, people are finally hundreds of covid19 related complaints all across the country. This is exactly a hostile environment and critique are reopening at recovery from challenging to downright impossible. From challenging to downright impossible. So the students, republicans are preparing a major package of covid19 reforms to foster economic recovery. This package we are spearheading this together, will extended significant new protections in theio people who have been on te frontlines of this response andw those who will be on the frontlines of our reopening. First and foremost all going to contest health for workers who have been locked in combat with this mysterious new disease. Where not going to let healthcare heroes emerge from this crisis facing a tidal wave of medical malpractice lawsuits so the trial lawyers can line their pockets. Were not going to federalize the entirety of the medical malpractice law. But we are going to raise the liability threshold for covid19 related lawsuits. This will give our doctors and nurses another Healthcare Providers a lot more security as they walk in everyday and risk themselves to take care of strangers. Second, when including new Legal Protections businesses nonprofits and Government Agencies that kept serving throughout the crisis. And for those not willing to lead the reopening. We are facing the worst layoffs since the Great Depression and a storm of uncertainty for mainstream businesses. Americans wanted to get back to work. We need to do everything in her power to help that happen. Also matter president , k12 schools, colleges and universities, right now are completely uncertain about the full. If we want schools to reopen this fall, we will have to create thet conditions, to make it possible. We want schools to reopen this full. We have to create the conditions to make that possible. If it wont even a shot at the kind of rehiring that American Workers deserve, we have make sure that the trial lawyers are not working outside a very Small Business in the market rate waiting to set them with a lawsuit. They just want to turn lights back on. Our legislation is going to create a legal safe harbor, for businesses, nonprofits, governments, and workers, and schools who are following Public Health guidelines to o the bestf their ability. To be clear now, we are not talking about immunity fromm losses. There will be accountability for actual gross negligence and intentional misconduct. That will continue. We are going to provide immunity but we are going to provide some certainty. Everyone American Workers to tock back in, we need employers to know that if they follow the guidelines, it will not be left to ground to optimistic litigation. We will make sure that it is the trial lawyers, and not struggling job creators to clear a very clear path legal burden. In addition, have our bill will find ways to expand existing protections the manufacturers therapeutics, diagnostics, and potential vaccines. Things we are urging the private sector to produce as fast as possible. I hope will be able to create new protections for other medical equipment manufacturersp as well like the policies would put into the cares act to increase the supply of masks. So matter president , it is all well and good to give rhetorical tributes on the floor, to healthcare professionals, k essential workers, key industries, Small Businesses charities nonprofits. Rhetoric is long good, words do matter. But actions matter more. Americans on the frontlines, do not just need senators to talk about how important they are right they need us to provide the same kind, since Legal Protections as congress has enacted a number of times previously in difficult or unusual periods, americans they sdeserve these protections as well. The men and women in this country, historical amounts of their own money, is sweeping recovery legislation so that we can help healthcare facilities, Small Businesses survive the crisis. Were not going to stand idly by a small group of wealthy lawyers backing up this money and redirecting it into their own pockets pretty strongly to protections of the rich move. Before the doctors, nurses, hospitals, schools, universities, the workers who want their jobs back. For small Business Owners who are struggling to stay open. For nonprofits that are volatile. And for taxpayers who want the money to find finance a really rescue another biggest trial lawyer bonanza. In a market history. Senate republicans are going to continue to develop this legislation. Its going to be redline for us in any future coronavirus legislation. The administrations already stated it support for action on this issue as well. American heroes across our country deserve the protections. This a majority, will make sure they get them. Madam president , i asked the senate for dismissal. Now no challenge in a lifetime resembles the depth of our current challenge. We face diseases, and recessions, and natural disasters. But in no time, in my lifetime, is a public oath prices on the scale been paired to such an extensive economic disaster. Finally, were beginning to see signs that the spread of this evil diseases have evaded parts of the country, none of her but at least the curve is going down. My home state of new york, is just beginning to turn the corner. But unfortunately, there are many parts of the country, if not yet reached their peak read that employment goals are as long as theyin